Biometrics - Iris Recognition Technology
What is Iris Recognition?
Biometrics refers to identifying a human based on physical or behavioural traits. Iris Recognition is the process of identifying an individual by the unique pattern of their Iris, which is the coloured part around the pupil. It does this by taking a photo of the eye, and converting this to an Iris Code which is an encrypted digital template. This Iris Code is then either stored on the database in enrolment, or used to match against the database in recognition. The template is encrypted in such a way so that is cannot be backwards engineered to create an image of a person’s Iris.
Iris Recognition is commonly mistaken for Retinal Scanning, which uses lasers to scan the back of the eye. Iris Recognition does not use lasers and is completely non-intrusive, and there is no scanner or scanning involved in the Iris Recognition process.
Why use Iris Recognition?
Accuracy
The probability of two individuals having the same iris pattern is 1 in 10 to the power of 78
Even identical twins have different Iris Patterns.
Current Population of Earth is approx. 10 to the power of 10
Population that has ever lived is approx. 10 to the power of 11
Minimal genetic penetration (Chaotic Morphogenesis)
The Iris Pattern is statistically complex.
Long Term Stability
From 1 year of age to death, Iris remains stable
Never have to re-enroll participants
Little or no maintenance require
Accessibility
Image is easily captured
Automatically activated when you approach
From a distance of 3”- 30”
Totally un-intrusive
No need to “touch” anything
Totally Hygienic
Scalability
Can handle multi-million person databases
No degradation in accuracy as database grows
Extremely small “Outlier” population
Speed
Less than two (2) seconds to identify
Not affected by the size of the database
Compatibility
Cross platform compatibility for IT systems
Easily integrates into existing security and biometric systems
For information on performing an enrolment, please follow the link below:
